Winter Jam

Jack Abraham

Jack Abraham is the Founder and Managing Partner of Atomic, a venture studio that has co- founded over a dozen and a half companies including Bungalow, hims & hers, TalkIQ (acquired), and Terminal. Jack founded Atomic in 2012, inventing the studio fund model, with a goal of developing a better way to build companies and now is founding companies out of a $150M second fund. Atomic and its companies have raised over $600M from some of Silicon Valley’s most respected investors and as of 2019, two out of ten of the fastest growing companies in San Francisco are Atomic companies.

Prior to Atomic, Jack was the founder and CEO of Milo.com, which was acquired by eBay in December of 2010 when Jack was 24 years old. Jack is also an angel investor in Pinterest, Postmates, Uber, Flatiron Health and Doctor on Demand among others. He is an advisor to Felicis Ventures and also has previously advised John Donahoe, the former CEO of eBay who now leads ServiceNow. Jack has been named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by FastCompany and has made Forbes’ “30 under 30” list two times. Jack attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania studying Technological Entrepreneurship.

Sheri Salata

Sheri Salata is a writer/producer, co-founder of thepillarlife.com, and co-host of the podcast The Sheri + Nancy Show.

Her current ventures are the evolution of her 20-year career with Oprah Winfrey. Her action-packed days as Executive Producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show were chronicled in the acclaimed docuseries Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes. Sheri also served as Co-President of Harpo Studios and OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. She has been named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power 100 and the 2017 Feminist Press Power Award winners.

This winter, Sheri will join us for a conversation Sheri for a conversation on leadership,, creativity, and achieving personal happiness once you've reached professional success.

Yancey Strickler

Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter and the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World.

Yancey has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People. He cofounded the creative resource The Creative Independent, the record label eMusic Selects, and began his career as a music critic writing for Pitchfork, Spin, and the Village Voice. Yancey has spoken at the Museum of Modern Art, Tribeca and Sundance Film Festivals, Web Summit, and events around the globe. The London Spectator called him “one of the least obnoxious tech evangelists ever.

Summit Says...

PowerPoint presentations are responsible for more audience attention deaths than flash cards, the word “fintech,” and bosses named Rick, combined. We decided enough is enough. Introducing... Summit Says! A new variety show where predetermined individuals give a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation about literally ANYTHING. Topics can be educational, inspiring, shocking, a personal story, or even a rant. There is zero pressure to be funny, but please make it interesting! If you go over the 3 minute time limit, prepare to pick a challenge you must partake in while you finish your presentation!

DJ Matt FX

Matt FX is a DJ and record producer best known as the music supervisor of Comedy Central's BROAD CITY. A born and raised New Yorker, he has also served as a host on his own Food Network digital series IN THE MIX WITH MATT FX (2019), the live music show MTV WONDERLAND (2016) as well as Spotify's original podcast UNPACKED (2017). Referred to by Forbes as a 'musical polymath' and VICE as an NYC 'nightlife institution,' Matt has garnered acclaim everywhere from the New York Times to Shanghai's 'Modern Weekly,' a style-focused magazine with a weekly circulation of over a million readers across Mainland China.

As a DJ, Matt is a force to be reckoned with, approaching every set with an irreverence that the New York Times calls ‘interesting social commentary on multiple levels.’ A familiar name on lineups promoted on both coasts of the US, Matt is as comfortable DJing black tie events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as he is illegal warehouse raves in Downtown LA.

IN-Q

IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and one of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 most influential thought leaders. His groundbreaking performances include selling out the largest one-man poetry show in Los Angeles history.

As a songwriter, IN-Q has written with renowned artists including Selena Gomez, Aloe Blacc, Miley Cyrus, Mike Posner and Foster the People. His songs have accumulated over two billion views on YouTube alone. Leading organizations including Nike, Facebook, Spotify, Lululemon, WeWork, The Grammy Foundation and many more have brought IN-Q in to lead his creativity and storytelling workshop – a transformational experience for teams who want to bond and share their story more authentically.

Ultimately IN-Q writes to entertain, inspire, and challenge his audiences to look deeper into the human experience and ask questions about themselves, their environment, and the world at large.

Nicole Cardoza

Nicole is an experienced yoga instructor that uses powerful flows and breath awareness to help us connect more deeply to ourselves and the world around us. She travels regularly to teach at studios and events across the country. She has a 200-hour certification from YogaWorks, a 200-hour certification from Africa Yoga Project, and over 300+ hours of training and experience working with children.

Sara Minkara

Sara Minkara is a Summit Fellow and the Founder and CEO of Empowerment Through Integration (ETI). ETI is a nonprofit committed to developing a more inclusive society through empowering youth with disabilities and transforming social and cultural stigmas against disability.

Sara will be leading In The Dark Workshop: Exploring Identity and Connection.

Dr. Jessica Clemons & Paul Dalio

Dr. Jessica Clemons, MD has recently been recognized by Forbes as a leader in making mental health and wellness apart of the current zeitgeist. Dr. Clemons received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and completed her residency training in Psychiatry at New York University. Although her work is primarily in providing direct clinical care, her mission is to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.

Dr. Clemons' work in mental health advocacy consists of using social media, primarily Instagram via @AskDrJess to hosts Weekly Live Q/A sessions to educate her following, as well as engage them in real life events, specifically #BeWell, her community based conversation series featuring prominent guests in music, arts, and fashion, intended to inspire attendees and normalize conversations about mental health. Her efforts have gained national attention including being selected to provide the first live televised therapy session on VH1, “In Session Live: With Dr. Jess”, recognition as the first spotlight story for Beyonce’s WeGood campaign, as well as the attention of NYC Department of Mental Health, the American Psychiatric Association and several global brands.

Paul Dalio is a filmmaker, composer and voice for bipolar. After making a film on his experience with bipolar, “Touched with Fire,” 11 mental health organizations reached out to express the impact it had on their communities, bringing Paul into their mission, from public speaking to speaking on capital hill to running the New York City Marathon for NAMI. Paul is currently working with four-time grammy winning Producer, Jerry Wonda (John Legend, Santana, Beyonce) and film producer Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Risky Business, Black Swan, Sneaky Pete) to create a short form musical odyssey through insanity, in which he’s going to create rap battle engagement to create the conversation on mental health and give rise to the voices for bipolar, to perform at a “Starry Night” Concert, in which the voices once silent in Shame shine in pride, illuminating the dark sky of stigma into mankind’s most beloved image of the sky through Van Gogh’s manic eyes looking out his sanitarium window.

Emily Brennan & Godiva

Emily Brennan is a breathwork facilitator and 500 RYT. Her breathing techniques offer healing and unlocked potential. She has produced wellness experiences for Habitas, SXSW, Sanctuary and Summit, among many others. She currently resides and teaches in Austin, Texas.

Casea Rose // Godiva is a creative producer, DJ, and experiential designer. With a passion for building community, she designs transformative events and initiatives that generate awareness around our relationships to each other, society, and the planet. She creates music and designs DJ sets for breathwork, yoga, meditation, and dance, guiding experiences that bring a sense of wellbeing and play to our modern lifestyle. Her clients and collaborators include Airbnb, Summit Series, Amazon, Virgin America, Wanderlust Festival, and South by Southwest.

Leiti Hsu

Company-builder, speaker and show host Leiti Hsu's magical superpower is connecting people. She grows revenue for brands, startups and tourism boards ready to harness the magic of food, travel and experiences. The next Bourdain-Oprah who happens to be Asian, she's trusted by chefs and hospitality pros around the world.

Leiti is a co-founder, now advisor, of Journy, a modern-day travel agency, where she spearheaded content and community—and landed their biggest, earliest partnerships. Menlo Ventures-backed, Journy plans more trips in one week than traditional travel agencies do in a year.

She started off in banking at Merrill Lynch where she realized the beginning of the end of media as we know it while on the watershed sale of Wall Street Journal. A lifelong journalist, she became bent on making storytelling sustainable business.

An interviewer who'll make you think, laugh and cry, Leiti has written for Town & Country and Forbes. The likes of Vogue, CNN, Martha Stewart Weddings, Bloomberg, Goop, Travel & Leisure, Goop and WSJ Magazine have featured her work.